ISLAMABAD : The Customs Margallah Dryport Islamabad handled 500 additional dutiable and non-dutiable containers of imports during first half of FY17-18 against the same period of FY16-17.
According to details given by official sources of Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad that, during July to December FY17-18, the Margallah Dryport Islamabad processed 2,101 dutiable and non-dutiable containers while it processed 1,550 dutiable and non-dutiable containers during the same period of FY16-17.
During first six months of FY17-18, the IDP processed 1,759 dutiable containers full of foreign origin goods while it entertained 1,429 dutiable containers during the same period of FY16-17.
During first six months of FY17-18, the IDP received 349 non-dutiable containers while it passed 121 non-dutiable containers during the same period of FY16-17.
During first half of FY17-18, the IDP processed with the ratio of 13 containers per day while it did 10 containers per day during previous first half of FY16-17.
During first half of FY17-18, the IDP earned the business of imports in value of Rs17610million while it received Rs7923million of value business during the same period of FY16-17. During first half of FY17-18, the IDP generated the dutiable business of import in value of Rs7982million while it did the business in dutiable amount of Rs6904million during the same period of FY16-17.
The sources said the IDP earned Rs2534million of Customs Duty (CD) during first half of FY17-18 whereas it did Rs1539million under the same head of first half FY16-17.